The Catalyst Way™: Creative Strategies for Women in Medicine to Flourish

The #1 Leadership Skill Not Taught In Medical School

Why do we find ourselves struggling to accept when patients ghost, leave, or don't follow our recommendations?
 
In this episode, I'm unpacking the number one leadership skill in medicine: learning how to care deeply without being attached to the outcome. 
 
I'll also pull some favorite scripts from deep inside my Catalyst Studio archives, and you'll learn how you can help practice reframing so you stay compassionate and not start getting bitter and burned out.
 
Have you ever had a patient leave your practice and wondered if you had done something wrong?
 
Learning to let go with curiosity instead of bitterness may be one of the most important ways we protect both our patients and ourselves.
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Redefining an Annual Visit (Catalyst Replay)

How can you rethink traditional approaches and incorporate meaningful, patient-centered strategies into your practice?
 
In This Episode I'm Talking About:
Practitioners should encourage patients to reflect on their core values.
Finding flow and fulfillment is key to overall health.
Wellness is measured by how we create, not just lab markers.
 
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Good Invisible Work (Catalyst Replay)

When can you schedule your next invisible workday?
What is going to be the first thing on that list?
 
In This Episode I'm Talking About:
00:00 Reclaiming Invisible Work
02:14 Transitioning from Employment to Entrepreneurship
04:55 The Power of an Invisible Workday
06:44 Steps to Schedule an Invisible Workday
08:46 Creating a Productive Environment
11:04 Organizing Tasks for Success
13:47 Measuring the Impact of Invisible Workdays
15:27 Reflection and Future Planning
 
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5 Strategies to Prevent Enmeshment With Your Patient's Healing Journey

Enmeshment happens when your role as a practitioner turns into emotional over-responsibility, and suddenly your worth feels tied to your patients’ progress.
 
Five Strategies to Break Free from Enmeshment
10:29 Set Clear Boundaries
12:59 Encourage Patient Autonomy
16:13 Create Structured Treatment Plans
18:48 Regularly Evaluate Your Practice
23:25 Prioritize Self-Care
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The Group Visit Buffet: Designing Which Group Visit Type Works for You

Once I embraced group visits, they became a game-changer for my practice and my patients!
 
Discover how these 7 approaches can enhance community building, patient engagement, and practice sustainability!
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04:20 Lunch & Learn
09:48 In-Office Group Sessions
11:28 Virtual Group Visits
17:10 Guest Expert Sessions
24:18 Q&A Style Sessions
18:11 The Catalyst Model
26:16 Community-Centered Groups
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Episode 77: Are You Talking About Me? -- How to Make Feedback Your Friend
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Trauma and Functional Medicine Healing

Trauma-informed care plays a critical role in functional medicine. Trauma can affect patient outcomes. This episode provides actionable insights for clinicians to create a more trauma-aware practice, highlighting the need for self-awareness and personal healing among healthcare providers to better support their patients.
 
Highlights:
Trauma can significantly impact clinical outcomes, even with correct protocols.
Patients often come with a history of medical trauma, affecting their engagement.
The clinician's own trauma work is essential for effective patient care.
Creating a safe and nurturing environment is crucial for patient healing.
Recognizing different trauma responses in patients can guide treatment approaches.
 
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Clarifying Your Healing Style in a Noisy, Fractured Healthcare System

Healthcare feels louder and more fragmented than ever.
Patients are confused and practitioners are tired. The wellness and integrative medicine space, once a place of refuge, has become crowded with conflicting messages and pressure to practice a certain way.
I see how easy it is to lose your center when everyone claims to have the answer.
In this conversation, I invite you to step back from the noise and define your own healing style.
 
AI Prompt:
"If a patient chose me not because of my credentials, but because of how I practice, what 3 qualities or approaches would they say define my healing style?"
 
Chapters:
02:48 Efficiency medicine practice
03:50 Grassroots medical practice
06:04 Invisible healing vibe (the reason patients choose you)
07:28 It isn’t about marketing, it’s about architecture
11:43 AI prompt to discover your healing style
23:00 SWOT helps heal burnout
 
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Reconnecting With Your Inner Peace and Power with Dr. Rashmi Schramm

I think a lot of us silently wonder, “Am I doing something wrong… or am I just not cut out for this anymore?” Especially when we’re juggling being moms and practitioners.
We’re really good at taking care of everyone else and telling ourselves to just keep going even when we’re running on fumes. 
That’s why my conversation with Dr. Rashmi Schramm felt so grounding. 
If you’ve been feeling depleted or unsure of your next step, I hope this episode offers reassurance. You’re not alone. Change doesn’t have to be loud or overwhelming. Sometimes, the smallest shifts are the most transformative.
 
About Rashmi Schramm, MD, NBHWC:
Dr. Rashmi Schramm is a board certified family physician, an embodied performance coach, retreat host and meditation teacher. She is the host of the Inner Peace and Power podcast.
Rashmi helps busy women to tap into their own inner peace and power so they can live more energetic and fulfilling lives. She offers group and private coaching programs in addition to hosting transformational in person retreats twice a year.
 
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Burnout Is Killing Women Physicians (Nervous System Solution)

Did you know that women physicians, despite their expertise, have a shorter lifespan than the general population?
 
What?
 
Yeah, I know. I was shocked too.
 
This statistic really stuck with me because it's not about intelligence or access or effort. It's truly showing that the system of health care is not built to help women clinicians succeed at all. It's not built for us emotionally, neurologically or biologically.
 
If you are a woman clinician right now, silently wondering how much longer you can handle this, this episode is for you. I'm going to break down my latest framework called the Catalyst Energetics – a simple nervous system tool that you can use every day. I've been using this framework inside my coaching sessions, mentoring program and retreats that I teach at.
 
It's my gift to you so that you can have better intuition, better flow and not become another statistic!
 
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How to Spot Lazy AI Content and Write Like a Human Again

Blah…
That’s how I feel about AI-generated writing.
I have become personally outraged by all the sloppy AI that I read every day in social media. (However, it's actually working in my favor because I'm not scrolling as much as I used to.) Are you also tired of seeing the same phrases and the same cliches?
Let’s both be better.
In this episode, I’ll teach you the FLAT mnemonic test so you can spot when AI language is leaving you, well, generic. Trust me when I say it will enhance your writing quality!
F - formulaic languageL - lazy phrasesA - artificial optimismT - thesaurus thinking.
Special bonus! I’ll give you a glimpse at what our Catalysts are saying inside my Catalyst Studio Mentorship. I’ll share all the top apps they're using with AI and how they're using them so that you can level up your experience in the social media realm.
 
The future of charting with AI: https://drlarasalyer.com/2024/03/22/episode-106-the-future-of-charting-with-ai/
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